If there are odds on this race at some British bookmaker, I suspect Cory getting a medal would be at least 50-1. She has the second slowest PR of the 12 finalists and there are four women with PRs more than 5 seconds faster than hers.
She may have gotten a little lucky with the heat assignments, but McGee did what it took to get through to the final & that’s pretty impressive regardless.
All-time US List - Cutoff: 4:03.50 1. Shelby Houlihan – 3:54.99 – Oct 5, 2019 2. Shannon Rowbury – 3:56.29 – July 17, 2015 3. Mary Slaney – 3:57.12 – July 26, 1983 4. Jennifer Simpson – 3:57.22 – July 5, 2014 5. Suzy Favor Hamilton – 3:57.40 – July 28, 2000 6. Elinor Purrier St. Pierre – 3:58.03 – June 21, 2021 7. Heather MacLean – 3:58.76 – September 2, 2022 8. Sinclaire Johnson – 3:58.85 – May 28, 2022 9. Elise Cranny - 3:58.88 (en route) – July 21, 2023 10. Anna Willard – 3:59.38 – August 28, 2009 11. Christin Wurth-Thomas – 3:59.59 – July 16, 2010 12. Nikki Hiltz – 3:59.61 (en route) – July 21, 2023 13. Josette Andrews – 3:59.72 – July 18, 2021 14. Regina Jacobs – 3:59.98 – February 1, 2003 15. Emily Mackay – 3:59.99 – July 17, 2023 16. Karissa Schweizer – 4:00.02 – July 21, 2020 17. Morgan Uceny – 4:00.06 – September 16, 2011 18. Ruth Wysocki – 4:00.18 – June 24, 1984 19. Cory McGee – 4:00.34 – May 28, 2022 20. Shannon Osika – 4:00.73 – May 9, 2021 21. Brenda Martinez – 4:00.94 – July 19, 2013 22. Helen Schlachtenhaufen – 4:01.09 – July 4, 2021 23. Kate Grace – 4:01.33 – September 12, 2021 24. Gabrielle Anderson – 4:01.48 – July 19, 2013 25. Diana Richburg – 4:01.79 – September 5, 1987 25. Sage Hurta-Klecker – 4:01.79 – July 29, 2022 27. Rachel Schneider – 4:02.26 (en route) – July 12, 2019 28. Janice Merrill – 4:02.61 – July 29, 1976 29. Dani Jones – 4:02.83 – August 5, 2023 30. Marla Runyan – 4:02.85 – July 12, 2002 30. Treniere Moser – 4:02.85 – June 1, 2013 32. Colleen Quigley – 4:03.02 – August 22, 2018 33. Sarah Brown – 4:03.20 – May 30, 2015 34. Addy Wiley – 4:03.22 – June 3, 2023 35. Amanda Eccleston – 4:03.25 - July 22, 2016 36. Kim Gallagher – 4:03.29 – September 3, 1988 37. Tara Clack – 4:03.32 – August 27, 2006 38. Alexa Efraimson – 4:03.39 – May 30, 2015 39. Patti Sue Plumer – 4:03.42 – August 8, 1992 40. Athing Mu – 4:03.44 – July 8, 2023 41. Erin Donohue – 4:03.49 – August 29, 2010
Every time I see this list I get PO’d seeing Houlihan at the top. Amazing to me that someone can be serving a ban for doping and still have a performance from the year before considered legal!
Also puts into perspective how slow Simpson and Uceny’s PRs were, considering how good they were. I mean 2011-2017 Simpson was probably the second-best 1500 runner in the world and she only ran 3:57? 10k runner Cranny is at 3:58 enroute to a mile. Pretty weird.
I think Cranny would be at least 3:56 if she trained for the 1500. She’s training for the 5/10 and throwing down a 3:58? She’s just also way better at the 10k than most Americans (excluding a monson and a healthy karissa) so a lock to make that team.
I wouldn’t be surprised if yesterday was her one and only world 10k.
I mean let’s be honest……would she be in the final if she was in the other heat today? I think she got a lucky draw
Yes very lucky draw and otherwise she wouldn’t be in. She got lucky in Tokyo too when a fall in the semi (when she wasn’t going to qualify) got her in the final. She’s got luck on her side but that said she got it done yesterday when sinclaire couldn’t.
Wish the Bislett Games had a 1500m en route split bc McGee's 4:18.11 is equivalent to a 3:58.98.
McGee has been on the cusp of breaking 4 min for awhile now and based on the other current US women who have she is more capable. I think it was like Emma and the 9min barrier -it's just a mental barrier. They have the fitness/talent. Let's hope that McGee runs a smart race and doesn't get caught up in the front battle that is going to ensue with Kipyegon/Hassan/the top few women and burn out her legs. I think its improbable with what arguably is the fastest womens field of all time that she will place, but def should be able to beat at least Cavalli and Courtney-Bryant.
that's such a funny take that I've seen a few times on here that makes no sense because she has historically been so much better in the faster heat or faster races. Has been much better than Adelle Tracy this year, has beaten Hull and Bryant and I think maybe even Muir? So I don't think it's obvious that she wouldn't have made it. Probably would've run 3:56-57 and been very close and top 5 american ever in the process. Which I think she'll do in the final!